CHAPTER 391: CHAPTER 134: BECAUSE OF YOU

Then, holding Lu Sisi’s hand, the two crossed the street together. He took out the car key and pressed a button.

A large G-Wagon parked by the roadside hummed gently, and its lights flashed.

"Damn, a G-Wagon!" A girl instinctively swore.

"What G-Wagon?" The girl next to her was puzzled. "Wow, Lu Sisi’s boyfriend’s car looks nice. This car must be expensive, right?"

"Seven figures at least!" The girl who swore sighed, "Lu Sisi really caught herself a rich one."

But Yueyue said nothing, just watched as Lu Sisi got in the car with Chen Yan and it slowly drove away. Only then did she feel relieved: No wonder Lu Sisi was so gentle and attentive during dinner... so that’s why.

·

Chen Yan didn’t speak in the car, and Lu Sisi also remained silent, sitting in the passenger seat. Her gentle gaze never left Chen Yan’s face.

Finally, as the car approached the entrance of his community, Chen Yan smiled and said, "Why have you been staring at me the whole way?"

"You seem a bit unhappy," Lu Sisi said softly. She extended a slender finger, lightly brushing it over Chen Yan’s brow, "Here, it’s been tense the whole time."

Chen Yan nodded slightly, "Hmm, I’m not exactly unhappy, but... there’s nothing much to be happy about either."

In truth... there was a bit of unhappiness.

Half of it was due to the departure of Gu Qingyi, which suddenly made the sense of "home" Chen Yan had just created disappear again.

The other half... was it because of the matter of killing someone?

·

The car arrived at the villa, and after parking in the garage, Chen Yan led Lu Sisi out of the car and through the garage entrance into the basement foyer of the villa.

It was Lu Sisi’s first time at Chen Yan’s place, and she felt a sense of novelty and wonder at the luxury of his residence.

However, she didn’t question anything—she figured it wasn’t surprising that someone as capable as Chen Yan lived in such a grand house. She simply hadn’t asked or visited before.

They walked into the living room, and the room was shrouded in darkness.

The house had been empty for days, and a cold, deserted atmosphere pervaded it.

Something stirred in Chen Yan’s heart, giving rise to several peculiar emotions.

Fortunately, the girl beside him had already nestled into his arms, wrapping her arms gently around his waist. She tiptoed to kiss him on the cheek.

Chen Yan took a deep breath and smiled in the darkness. Suddenly, with a strong lift from both hands and a soft yelp from her, he carried Lu Sisi upstairs in his arms.

·

Amidst the stormy gusts and gentle drizzle, finally, the storm came to a halt...

At nearly one o’clock in the night, Chen Yan leaned against the headboard of his master bed, listening to the sound of water cascading in the bathroom.

It was only at this moment that he felt his mood completely relax, his mind finally at ease.

At this point, Chen Yan realized that the act of "murder" had indeed affected his mental realm, something he hadn’t noticed before.

Since leaving that ski resort, he had been harboring an indefinable sense of restlessness and frustration.

This sentiment wasn’t easily noticeable to him and didn’t surface without any incident, but it lingered within as a faint trace of hostility.

This hostility wasn’t visibly apparent, but it manifested through certain details.

For example, he would unknowingly press a bit harder on the gas pedal while driving.

Or his patience would be thinner when dealing with situations.

Reflecting on the dinner earlier, Chen Yan realized he hadn’t handled it well—though he was courteous and polite, he lacked some enthusiasm and was somewhat distant from Lu Sisi’s friends.

He carried an inexplicable irritability in his heart, having little patience for many things.

Yet, fortunately...

Chen Yan looked at the sliver of light emerging from the bathroom door and let out a breath of relief.

Thankfully, tonight this girl, with her utmost gentleness, dissolved that restless energy within him.

Until this moment, Chen Yan finally noticed that he had been unaware of a taut string within his heart ever since the incident. This tension subtly affected his mental realm—something that could be insignificant or quite severe for a cultivator, potentially becoming a hidden risk in future deep cultivation.

But now, that string had completely relaxed.

It wasn’t a mere physical release.

But with her sweetness and utmost tenderness, Lu Sisi, like an invisible iron, smoothed out the creases and scratches in Chen Yan’s mental realm.

Finally, the sound in the bathroom ceased, and Lu Sisi pushed the door open and walked out.

Her slender, fair legs were bare, and she was wearing only a white long-sleeved T-shirt on her upper body—a men’s shirt taken from Chen Yan’s wardrobe.

As it was her first visit to Chen Yan’s home, she naturally didn’t have her own change of clothes.

Lu Sisi walked lightly to the bedside, then slipped under the covers, laying herself across Chen Yan, her soft body pressing fully against him. She began gently tracing his eyebrows with her delicate fingers.

"I feel that you’re finally a bit happier now."

Feeling the girl’s sincere care and concern, Chen Yan’s heart warmed.

"Yes, because of you."

In the darkness, Chen Yan spoke with a serious tone.

·